FRANGIPANI TREES GROWING OUTSIDE MY FRIENDS RESTAURANT written by Adam Michael. On my latest travels in Malaysia one thing that struck me was the amount of Frangipani trees, they were everywhere I went, the tree is very distinctive and has an understated charm about it, slightly crooked shaped branches, large green leaves with a rich […]
SOMALILAND CO-OPERATIVE PROJECT written by Adam Michael. My name is Adam Michael and if you are subscribed to my newsletters you will know I adore all the various Frankincense species in oil form. I have now teamed up with a Co-Operative in Somalia and I am buying the Frankincense Carteri (Boswelia.carteri) and Frankincense Sacra (Boswelia.sacra) […]
I LOVE DONCHO PAPASOV written by Adam Michael. As someone that follows various aromatherapy and perfume forums I always find it interesting reading people’s opinions about the fragrance descriptions of rose oils so I thought I’d create a little page and share my thoughts about the fragrance of various Rose oils that I have experienced so […]
MY DADS ALLOTMENT GARDEN written by Adam Michael. Since the days of helping my dad on his allotment garden as a young boy I have always loved gardening. Although my dad no longer has the allotment garden he still enjoys growing his own fruit, vegetables and herbs and whilst I am much older now it […]
YLANG YLANG FRACTIONS written by Adam Michael and Marina Barcenilla. At the time of writing (06/09/14) the estimated global production of Ylang Ylang essential oil stands at 70-75 tonnes per year. Production is split largely into 4 geographical areas which are COMOROS (La Grande Comore, Anjuan and Moheli), AMBANJA (Northeast of Madagscar), NOSY BE (Island […]